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Hoke County, North Carolina

Hoke County had 55,382 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 390.2 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 67th by land area.

Population
55,382
#48 of 100 in North Carolina · #945 in US
Area
390.2 sq mi
#67 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,573 in US
Density
142 / sq mi
#42 of 100 in North Carolina · #723 in US
Median household income
$60,257
#51 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,808 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Hoke County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Hoke County population, land area and income

Hoke County had 55,382 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 390.2 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 142.0 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, about the same as Hoke County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,257 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

55,382

3144th1st

945th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

390 sq mi

3144th1st

2573rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

142.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

723rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,257

3143rd1st

1808th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

55,382

100th1st

48th of 100 (NC)

Land area

390 sq mi

100th1st

67th of 100 (NC)

Density

142.0 / sq mi

100th1st

42nd of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$60,257

100th1st

51st of 100 (NC)

How Hoke County's population changed since 2020

Hoke County gained 3,133 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.0%. That ranks 25th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hoke County recorded 3,773 births and 2,049 deaths, a natural change of +1,724. Net international migration added +533 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,043. The largest single component was natural change, which added 1,724 people.

52.2k202053.2k202153.8k202254.6k202355.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,773
Deaths
2,049
Net international migration
+533
Net domestic migration
+1,043
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+795

Where Hoke County is

The Census internal point of Hoke County is at 35.017200, -79.242000. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hoke County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Hoke County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.017200, -79.242000
DMS
35°01'1.92"N 79°14'31.20"W
UTM
17N 660395.5E 3876362.7N
Geohash
dnpxhy9tz
Plus code
87722Q85+V5

Towns in Hoke County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hoke County, 4,578 people together, or 8% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hoke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Raeford with 4,578.

  1. 01Raeford4,578
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hoke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hoke County. The most populous is Cumberland County, NC, with 338,430 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 62.7 miles NNE of Hoke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, NC (population 209,496), 15.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Southern Pines, NC (population 16,987), 15.3 miles away.

Hoke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hoke County is 37093: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,257.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hoke County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 55,382. That is up 3,133 people (6.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 52,249.

What is the FIPS code of Hoke County?

37093. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hoke County?

Raeford, with 4,578 residents inside Hoke County in 2024.

Which counties border Hoke County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cumberland County, NC; Robeson County, NC; Moore County, NC; Richmond County, NC; Scotland County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.